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Part One – European timeshares. Establishing the truth amidst ‘information chaos’. By Chris Emmins, CEO, KwikChex Of all the subjects KwikChex is evaluating within its Whole Truth initiative, none is considered more urgent than ensuring that owners of European timeshares are fully informed about their situation. In the
Homeowners fell victim to a long-running timeshare scam after UK lenders provided the finance to pay the fraudsters – exposing significant safeguarding deficiencies. Having been hooked by timeshare scammers while on holiday on the island of Mallorca in Spain, the fraud was successfully completed when the victims, havin
It has come to our attention that scam emails containing malicious links and attachments are circulating . These scam emails can be difficult to spot and are often using sophisticated methods to mimic respected businesses.
KwikChex CEO, Chris Emmins has been quoted in a recent Sunday Times article highlighting the dangers of fake restaurant reviews, the impact they have on business owners, and just how easy it is for would-be scammers to get started. ‘If you know where to look on the dark web, there are online training courses for [&hell
The July edition of Which? magazine features a report on the millions lost by people investing in an unlawful timeshare scheme uncovered by KwikChex. Please click the images below (and double click within to enlarge) to read the Which? article. The renowned consumer organisation Which? has followed up on initial report
Losses to fraud and misrepresentations cost businesses and consumers billions every year. Despite years of advice from authorities and online reviews, the losses have risen exponentially over the last decade – and are set to rise further because of the availability to scammers of increasingly effective tools, including
KwikChex is seeking assistance from loan providers, advisors and authorities after uncovering a multimillion-pound fraud enabled by equity release. KwikChex is helping consumers who fell prey to a purported real estate and holiday club investment scheme. Many of those affected were persuaded to remortgage their homes t
A new website has been set up by KwikChex to provide further help to people that paid monies for purported investments in the Global Great Hotels and Restotel schemes https://globalgreathotels.help/ And a new Public Facebook page is also available to provide additional information https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i
Following a preliminary investigation, KwikChex is certain that the investment and timeshare scheme known as Global Great Hotels has been marketed and sold unlawfully for years. Actions are now being taken. The scheme purported to provide a combination of substantial investment returns and exceptional holiday value – b
KwikChex, an expert on online reviews, and a renowned verification, investigation and resolutions business has carried out an evaluation of the debate on online reviews for solicitors. Since 2021, the SRA has been actively encouraging solicitors to engage with online reviews resources. In June, they produced a report w
The Helsingborgs Dagblad newspaper recently published a warning about the UK-registered company, Gravamen Consultants Ltd. The article calls attention to the plight of Swedish couple Ingrid and Lars-Göran Ljunggren, who paid Gravamen Consultants to help exit their timeshare contract and recover monies. Journalist Mikae
Trustpilot uses the slogan “Find companies you can trust” – referring to those that have achieved a high ‘Trustscore’ on its platform – but these ratings can lead people relying on supposed trustworthiness into very unsafe situations. Here are some facts about businesses with these trusted ratings and the reviewers tha
